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Chinese zodiac is used in East Asia, Central Asia and part of West Asia. The signs are determined by the activities of animals in a day. | Chinese zodiac is used in East Asia, Central Asia and part of West Asia. The signs are determined by the activities of animals in a day. Lóng is determined by the foggy time of a day, because it was believed that the lóng is associated with the fog. | ||
地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems. | 地支 (dìzhī; dei6 zi1; tē-tsi): the twelve earthly branches, opposed by 天干 (tiāngān; tin1 gon1; thian-kan) the ten heavenly stems. | ||
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|龍 | |龍 | ||
| | | | ||
* | * lóng | ||
* whale (Persian) | * whale (Persian) | ||
* snail (Kazakh, Kyrgyz) | * snail (Kazakh, Kyrgyz) | ||
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|兔 (tù) | |兔 (tù) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |lóng | ||
|龍(たつ) | |龍(たつ) | ||
|龍 (용) | |龍 (용) |